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2015-02-20T08:09:25-05:00

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Why Sado Masochism Is Going to Be Huge

Last updated on: February 20, 2015 at 8:09 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

I held back from writing about Fifty Shades of Grey because I hadn’t read the book or seen the movie and don’ t want to. I didn’t want to give yet more publicity for something which decent people should hardly be aware of. This is the stuff of dark dungeons of desire, and not M&S is mainstream. Not only mainstream, but huge On 1 August 2012, Amazon UK announced that it had sold more copies of Fifty Shades of Grey than it had the... Read more

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2015-02-19T08:15:53-05:00

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How Generosity Gives Back

Last updated on: February 19, 2015 at 8:15 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

My father used to tithe 15% of his income. Really. That was before taxes…and he had five children and a retail clothing store that was struggling to stay afloat. Once when I was in eighth grade we had to do a pie chart of our family’s finances for an economics class. I can remember making a slice of the pice showing 15% going to charitable giving. The teacher walked up behind me, looked over my shoulder and said, “I think... Read more

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2015-02-18T21:15:43-05:00

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The Joy of Being Wrong

Last updated on: February 18, 2015 at 9:15 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Here is my article for National Catholic Register for Ash Wednesday. It celebrates being wrong, “for whenever men are right they are not young” Ash Wednesday is the day when we wear our error on our brow. The ashes declare to the world, “I’m wrong. It was me.” With the ashes, we put our hands in the air and admit that it’s our fault. You ask, “What’s wrong with the world?” With the ashes we say, “I am. It’s me.... Read more

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2015-02-18T09:21:31-05:00

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Two Pictures Tell a Horrible Story…

Last updated on: February 18, 2015 at 9:21 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Take a moment to consider these two photographs, and figure out how they are connected. A comfortable Oxford intellectual continually spouts anti-religious hate speech with impunity. Indeed, he is lauded as a leading intellectual and a darling of the chattering classes. Some people even read his books, and his books, and his constant stream of hatred against religion soon spills over into action because religion can’t be a problem without religious people. You then have a classic scapegoating mechanism arising... Read more

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2015-02-18T11:27:43-05:00

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What is the Unforgivable Sin?

Last updated on: February 18, 2015 at 11:27 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Some time ago I had a bust up with a colleague. He walked into my office and insulted me straight up. It was real ugly. He accused me of stuff of which I was innocent. So I asked him to sit down. Although I was furious I said, “You have just insulted me very badly. You’ve said I am a bad priest and that I don’t care for my people. You’ve implied that I use parish money to fund my... Read more

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2018-02-01T13:50:06-05:00

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Ten Things Every Catholic Should Know About St Peter

Last updated on: February 1, 2018 at 1:50 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

If you are involved in a discussion with an Evangelical Christian you can bet they will have John 3:16 memorized. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only son so that whoever believes in his will not perish but have everlasting life.” Sometimes Catholics are embarrassed that Evangelicals have that verse memorized, but I’ve found that almost all Catholics have our foundational verse memorized too. They just don’t know they do. So ask your typical Catholic to... Read more

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2015-02-17T14:09:12-05:00

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A Close Shave in the Vatican

Last updated on: February 17, 2015 at 2:09 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

This week sees a new and creative initiative by Pope Francis to help the homeless. Folks who are down on their luck can get a shower, shave and a haircut within the precincts of St Peter’s Square. Catholic News Agency reports here Officially inaugurated on Feb. 16, the facilities provide the opportunity for homeless individuals to have their hair cut each Monday – a day when barber shops in Italy are traditionally closed – by volunteer barbers. Meanwhile, the shower... Read more

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2015-02-17T09:32:18-05:00

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The Apocalypse of Modern Martyrdom

Last updated on: February 17, 2015 at 9:32 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

After the brutal murder of twenty one Coptic Christians we have to look again at martyrdom. This is not long ago and far away. It is here. It is now. It is on your screen. John Allen’s excellent The Global War on Christians: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Anti-Christian Persecution explores the world wide phenomenon of the persecution of Christians. Today my latest article for CRUX explores the mystery of martyrdom. What is it that causes such hatred of Christians?... Read more

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2015-02-17T07:17:48-05:00

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Want to Understand ISIS?

Last updated on: February 17, 2015 at 7:17 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Graeme Wood writes the best analysis and description of the horror of ISIS here at The Atlantic. He goes into detail about the roots of ISIS, its relationship to mainstream Islam and the ambitions of the Caliphate. He explains how ISIS combines not only a horribly literalistic interpretation of the Koran, but also how it is interlaced with radical Muslim apocalyptic visions. He sums up the whole article pretty well with this paragraph The Islamic State, also known as the Islamic State of... Read more

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2015-02-17T06:54:59-05:00

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Huge Lent Resource

Last updated on: February 17, 2015 at 6:54 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Lent is here and I’ll bet you haven’t made any preparations yet. If so, the new media offers instant answers. Much of the material is free If you’re looking for online resources for Lent, Aggie Catholics have their annual Lent mega post here Don’t forget you can still sign up for Dynamic Catholic’s free weekly Lent video here My free weekly newsletter is starting up again for Lent. You can sign up here You can order my Lent books... Read more

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